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Clawly Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clulow,' a locality in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname has crossed the border and is well known in the former county.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Clawly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clulow,' a locality in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname has crossed the border and is well known in the former county.
1615. Married — Ralph Hordeme and Anne Cluley: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.
1617. — Robert Millington and Ellen Cluley: ibid.
1625. Married — John Cluloand Ann Hult: St. Mary Aldermary.
1633. — George Davis and Bridgett Clulye: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1648. — John Paine and Elizabeth Clewly: ibid.
1727. — Thomas Cluley and Elizabeth Wilks: St. George, Hanover Square.
1804. John Clulow, town clerk of Macclesfield: Earwaker's East Cheshire.
'William Benton Clulow (1802-82), dissenting minister, was a native of Leek, Staffordshire': Dictionary of National Biography.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clawley | 92 | 105 | / |
| Clewly | 83 | 6 | / |
| Clowly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Clably | 83 | 0 | / |
| Clewley | 77 | 1,041 | / |
| Clowley | 77 | 3 | / |
| Slawley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Clabley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cleavley | 71 | 13 | / |
| Cleaveley | 67 | 398 | / |
| Slowly | 67 | 206 | / |
| Slawli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clavle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clable | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slowley | 62 | 492 | / |
| Slavley | 62 | 2 | / |
| Klawleh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Clauble | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kllawle | 62 | 1 | / |
| Clobley | 62 | 1 | / |
| Clevley | 62 | 0 | / |
| Klaywleh | 57 | 89 | / |
| Slowlley | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cleevley | 57 | 1 | / |
| Clayvelle | 53 | 0 | / |
| Gillowley | 53 | 0 | / |
| Klable | 50 | 43 | / |
| Slavle | 50 | 1 | / |
| Slable | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cloble | 50 | 1 | / |
| Klavle | 50 | 1 | / |
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